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Merkel’s equate of Islam with terror is un-acceptable. By Samir Adigozelli

Baku, November 5, 2020; Mr. Samir Adıgozalli, Head of İnternational Center for Socio- Political Processes (ISBAM) has declared to “Baku Khabar” that German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s statements against İslam is unacceptable. “Merkel’s equate of İslam with terror reflects her Islamophobia views and it is an unfit for a head of state.”   As is known, […]

Fakhre Alam claims flying around the world solo

Fakhre Alam claims flying around the world solo

KARACHI: Singer and activist Fakhre Alam claimed on Sunday that he has become the first Pakistani to circumnavigate the globe solo. In a message on Twitter, the 42-year-old singer said he wanted to give the good news to all Pakistanis that his Mission Parwaaz had been accomplished. “Pakis­tan aap sab ko khushkabree deina chaata houn […]

‘Biggest-ever’ fraud detected in National Savings schemes

‘Biggest-ever’ fraud detected in National Savings schemes

ISLAMABAD: A major fraud has been detected in the National Savings — a public sector organisation of Rs3.6 trillion — in which insiders have reportedly siphoned off around Rs200 million, breaching trust of more than seven million small-to-medium individual savers. The fraud came to light on maturity of 10-year saving certificates of individuals at a […]

PM warns protesters against confronting the state

PM warns protesters against confronting the state

“Do not take us [to a situation] where we are compelled to take [strict] action,” the prime minister said in a televised speech in which he criticised the sharp reaction from Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) over the Supreme Court’s decision to acquit Aasia Bibi in a blasphemy case. He urged protesters not to harm the country’s […]

BUSINESS Pakistan gets $4.6b in fresh foreign loans

BUSINESS Pakistan gets $4.6b in fresh foreign loans

ISLAMABAD: In order to offset declining foreign currency reserves and meet external debt obligations, Pakistan obtained fresh foreign loans worth $4.6 billion over the past seven months, including $1.9 billion from China alone.   The foreign economic assistance stood at $4.57 billion between July and January of this fiscal year, according to the data compiled […]

Gaddafi Stadium to host PSL final

Gaddafi Stadium to host PSL final

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif on Monday gave the go-ahead to hold the Pakistan Super League (PSL) final in Lahore. The decision was taken after a high-level security huddle, following a string of targeted attacks across the country, particularly in the capital city ofPunjab, which claimed nearly 100 lives. “Law and order committee, and provincial, […]

Raddul Fasaad has approval of all stakeholders

Raddul Fasaad has approval of all stakeholders

  ISLAMABAD: The operation “Raddul Fasaad” has quickly earned universal approval from all stakeholders because of the goals it wants to achieve and in view of the enormous threat posed by terrorists afresh.   It is a positive development as such a direly needed initiative deserved such a remarkable consensus without which the gigantic targets […]

Karachi street crimes

Karachi street crimes

KARACHI: Karachi has always managed to top the rankings of street crime in Pakistan. After being controlled for a few years, street crime is making a comeback for every citizen of Karachi. Almost every citizen has experienced or heard of incidents in which threats at gunpoint have been made during mugging attempts. According to the […]

Pakistan courting the abyss

Pakistan courting the abyss

  New Delhi [India], Feb.11 (ANI): Since when has Pakistan been trying to court the abyss? Is it from recent times or right from the time it became independent? To start with, Pakistan was created due to the insecurity that prevailed among Muslims in the then un-partitioned Indian subcontinent prior to 1947. What the country’s founding father, Mohammed Ali Jinnah, promised during his […]

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